Byrd's Hot Chicken

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP TABLE COVERED WITH A TORN PLASTIC PROTECTIVE LAYER BELOW THE GRILL NEXT TO FRYERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) - OBSERVED THE TOP OF THE FRYER UPPER COMPARTMENTS AND THE SIDES OF ALL FRYERS/DOORS TO BE HEAVILY COVERED IN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT FREE OF EXCESSIVE BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 18, 2025: 2 findings recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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